ANGLICAN
CHURCH

CATHOLIC
CHURCH

Where are the Pope's
Australian bishops? (Brisbane
Times) July 10 – (Opinion: Frank O'Shea) A report in Fairfax newspapers last week
described an alliance between business organisations, energy suppliers and
climate activists to persuade the federal government to increase its commitment
to reducing greenhouse emissions.

Religious
Violence

Islamic State
propaganda: what the West doesn't understand(Sydney Morning Herald) July 7 - Beirut: Behind the ultra-violent execution videos that have become the
Islamic State's disturbing trademark is a carefully calibrated set of messages
aimed not at terrorising but at recruiting people to "an alternative way
of living".

Liberal Sinodinos open
to gay marriage law (The West
Australian) July 8 - Liberal senator Arthur Sinodinos says he's prepared to back same-sex
marriage if religious institutions are exempted and other concerns can be met.

RELIGION
& SOCIETY

Church could opt out of
marriage (The Australian) July 7 - The NSW Presbyterian Church has flagged withdrawing from the Marriage
Act if parliament legalises same-sex marriage.

Atheists can be every
bit as moral as believers (Brisbane
Times) July 11 – (Opinion: Barney Zwartz) On the recent Monday –as the ABC's Q&A pulled the scab off its
self-inflicted wound in giving a platform to former jihadist and present
misogynist Zaky Mallah – public atheist Lawrence Krauss could not resist sliding
the stiletto into religion.